RSHAWGO: August 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

So I decided to partner up with Blake and research about drunk driving. Here are a couple of quick facts that I found.

Here is a link to a blog post that I found interesting and maybe useful in our research journey.

Also another Blog site dedicated to DUI articles.

KC Violence: Murders/Homicides

(8/28/09)- 1 male shot and killed

(8/22/09)- 16 year old boy shot & killed in his sleep!

(8/23/09)- 20 year old Robert Moran shot and killed

(8/24/09)- 1 teen shot off Bannister Rd.

1 killed and 1 wounded @ 2000 block South 47th Terr.

1 killed @ 49th and Belfontaine

1 found dead in Apartment @ 3000 block of NE 37th

August 14th 2009

Article: KCPD Refigures its homicide count

-total number of homicides = 82 so far in 2009

August 13th 2009

Article: Who was Mauro Pacheco?

-38 year old Honduran native who was married w/ two children, was shot and killed during a robbery at West Side Hair Salon.

August 12th 2009

Article: KCPD names man killed last night by stray bullet.

-3500 block Wayne; 42 year old Larry Parker was shot and killed.

August 17th 2009

Article: South's high murder rate is key factor in why U.S. homicide rat is so high.

-Many murders in the South are of personal and traditional nature such as:

*barroom brawl

*quarrell between acquaintances

*fight between lovers

-other reasons:

*botched robbery

*typically involve strangers

Problem behind the Problem:

Why are so many people committing these random acts of violence against each other?

Here are some reasons that I came up with:

-Economy downfall

-Gun control laws/ Gun safety

-No jobs

-Media/ T.V./Movies/video games

-verbal conflicts

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